Import/export HS code 843340: Straw or fodder balers

Machines that compress straw or fodder into bales

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 24,631,070
Belgium 15,072,220
Hungary 12,513,722
Germany 11,635,757
France 10,743,933

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 11,530,979 13,100,091 +1,569,112
Belgium 6,570,431 8,501,789 +1,931,358
Hungary 5,278,239 7,235,483 +1,957,244
Germany 5,964,934 5,670,823 -294,111
France 4,221,164 6,522,769 +2,301,605
Netherlands 5,065,687 4,533,028 -532,659
Norway 478,820 776,344 +297,524
Poland 403,885 675,508 +271,623
Switzerland 374,003 705,275 +331,272
Canada 534,448 409,914 -124,534

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Ireland 16,116,490
Germany 12,881,446
Hungary 12,617,742
France 10,240,672
China 8,979,012

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 6,844,928 9,271,562 +2,426,634
Germany 6,371,996 6,509,450 +137,454
Hungary 5,382,259 7,235,483 +1,853,224
France 4,113,965 6,126,707 +2,012,742
China 4,661,829 4,317,183 -344,646
United States 3,819,750 4,907,808 +1,088,058
Belgium 3,153,514 3,844,250 +690,736
Norway 740,965 776,344 +35,379
Poland 375,055 675,508 +300,453
Canada 560,226 409,914 -150,312

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3
Essex 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Northern Ireland 2

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 0 -3
Essex 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 1 2 +1
Suffolk 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 0 -2
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
Devon 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,148,077
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,628,891
Other 8,922,304
Road transport 519,053
Air transport 94,084

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,029,874 35,118,203 +6,088,329
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,032,465 9,596,426 +1,563,961
Other 4,614,006 4,308,298 -305,708
Road transport 0 519,053 +519,053
Air transport 4,142 89,942 +85,800

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 25,319,899
Immingham Docks 19,601,565
000 8,922,304
Holyhead 8,459,039
Felixstowe 7,903,861

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover 10,516,939 14,802,960 +4,286,021
Immingham Docks 9,165,143 10,436,422 +1,271,279
000 4,614,006 4,308,298 -305,708
Holyhead 3,509,814 4,949,225 +1,439,411
Felixstowe 3,733,788 4,170,073 +436,285
London 2,332,870 3,733,869 +1,400,999
Milford 1,900,406 2,981,900 +1,081,494
Killingholme 1,221,066 700,358 -520,708
Liverpool Docks 1,149,751 357,860 -791,891
Southampton 543,113 413,160 -129,953

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
8
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 7
2026-04 11
2026-03 8
2026-02 6
2026-01 9

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 12
0-1m 6
54m+ 6
15m-54m 3
Other 3

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Norway 8,804,653
Ireland 3,720,575
Netherlands 2,703,761
United States 1,886,453
Turkey 1,737,579

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Norway 3,469,928 5,334,725 +1,864,797
Ireland 1,987,743 1,732,832 -254,911
Netherlands 270,662 2,433,099 +2,162,437
United States 1,090,694 795,759 -294,935
Turkey 717,700 1,019,879 +302,179
Thailand 674,095 764,970 +90,875
France 208,555 1,203,572 +995,017
Belgium 1,010,431 89,231 -921,200
Germany 14,583 878,780 +864,197
Bulgaria 445,186 277,852 -167,334

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 2,102,633
Ireland 851,965
Netherlands 63,743
France 58,875
Germany 27,861

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 1,111,848 990,785 -121,063
Ireland 438,010 413,955 -24,055
Netherlands 63,743 0 -63,743
France 19,689 39,186 +19,497
Germany 27,861 0 -27,861

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,338,877
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,559,385
Other 3,143,402
Air transport 312,891

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,710,828 8,628,049 +917,221
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,825,401 6,733,984 +2,908,583
Other 1,699,476 1,443,926 -255,550
Air transport 11,535 301,356 +289,821

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 10,435,191
Southampton 3,244,027
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,158,321
000 3,143,402
Belfast Port 2,163,562

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Immingham Docks 4,328,722 6,106,469 +1,777,747
Southampton 1,713,930 1,530,097 -183,833
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,553,207 1,605,114 +51,907
000 1,699,476 1,443,926 -255,550
Belfast Port 31,300 2,132,262 +2,100,962
Liverpool Docks 1,230,269 609,364 -620,905
London 1,049,372 191,521 -857,851
Dover 141,950 924,819 +782,869
Harwich 104,718 826,646 +721,928
Felixstowe 236,305 551,066 +314,761

Quick facts

HS code: 843340

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Machines that compress straw or fodder into bales